Daily Ocean News Bulletin – 21st March 2024

Road – Queueing traffic on A12 Northbound before J33 A1214 / A14 (Copdock Interchange). A14 Westbound entry slip road closed due to emergency water main repairs at J51 A140 Kettle Lane (Needham Market). One lane closed due to emergency drainage repairs on A14 Eastbound between J37 (Newmarket / Exning) and J38 (Waterhall). Slow traffic on M11 Southbound from A14 (Bar Hill, Bar Hill) to J13 A1303 Madingley Road (Madingley / Cambridge, Cambridge). Slow traffic on A421 Great Barford Bypass Eastbound before A1 (Black Cat Roundabout). Queueing traffic on A12 into the roadworks London bound around J26 A1124 (Eight Ash Green / Tollgate Interchange). Queueing traffic on A120 at Galley’s Corner. Slow traffic on A130 Northbound at A12 Chelmsford Bypass. Slow traffic on A127 Southend Arterial Road Westbound before A1245 (Fairglen Interchange). Long delays and queueing traffic for nine miles due to people in the road earlier on M25 anticlockwise after J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout). Congestion to halfway to J30 A13 Lakeside.

Port – No issues to report. Further operational information can be found here.

Vessel – OOCL Gdynia (Working), MSC Idania (Working), Navios Vermilion (Working), Cosco Japan (Working), Einstein (Working), Elbstar (Inbound), Vuoksi Maersk (Inbound), MSC Anisha R (Inbound), OOCL Zeebrugge (Inbound), Maersk Candor (Inbound).   

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Delays on M271 Northbound at M27 J3.  Queueing traffic on M27 Westbound at J5 A335 Stoneham Way (Southampton Airport / Eastleigh). Congestion to J9 (Segensworth / Fareham), in the roadworks area. Slow traffic on A32 Fareham Road between Gosport and Fareham. 

Port – No issues to report. Further operational information can be found here.

Vessel – AL Jmeliyah (Working), Maike D (Working), Ontario Express (Complete), Maersk Neston (Inbound), Independent Primero (Inbound), BG Jade (Inbound), Evridiki G (Inbound), Ever Living (Inbound), CMA CGM Titan (Inbound), Tucapel (Inbound), Contship Fun (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.

Road – Delays on M25 QE2 Bridge clockwise between J31 A1306 (West Thurrock) and J1A A206 (Dartford). M25 Dartford Tunnel anticlockwise closed, long delays due to accident from J1A A206 (Dartford) to J31 A1306 (Lakeside / Purfleet). Congestion to J3 M20 Swanley Interchange, also back down the A2 to Gravesend, and a mile either side on the A206 at J1a. Queueing traffic on A2 Westbound before Bean Interchange coming from Cobham and Strood. Slow traffic on M25 clockwise from J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) to J6 A22 (Godstone). Queueing traffic on A3 Northbound before M25 J10 (Wisley Interchange). Slow traffic on A245 Byfleet Road Eastbound before A3 (Painshill). Delays on M25 anticlockwise before J12 M3. Delays on M25 clockwise before J15 M4. Usual queues on A312 The Parkway Southbound before M4 J3. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J17 A412 Denham Way (Maple Cross) to J16 M40. Slow traffic on A41 Southbound at M25 J20. Slow traffic on M25 anticlockwise from J20 A41 Watford Road (Kings Langley) to J19 Watford. Usual slow traffic on A405 North Orbital Road between M1 J6 and B4630 Watford Road (Shell Roundabout). Slow traffic on A111 Southbound between M25 J24 / A1005 (Potters Bar) and Chalk Lane (Cockfosters Station). People in the road earlier on M25 anticlockwise after J28 A12 (Brentwood / Brook Street Roundabout). 

Port – No issues to report. Further operational information can be found here.  

Vessel – MSC Loretta (Working), Tsingtao Express (Working), Maersk Izmir (Working), MSC Altair (Inbound), Holsatia (Inbound), Northern Valence (Inbound), MSC Ornella (Inbound), MSC Yashi B (Inbound), Seatrade Blue (Inbound), Potomac Express (Inbound), Guayaquil Express (Inbound), ONE Triton (Inbound), Karlskrona (Inbound), Brooklyn Bridge (Inbound), MSC Tomoko (Inbound), Penang Bridge (Inbound), HMM Oslo (Inbound).

Weather – No issues to report.